Root Canal Treatment

I have recently had a crown fitted which has given me pain on and off since, the dentist has now suggested I have root canal treatment, (I would rather have the tooth out and be done with it) what does root canal actually involve and does it mean I will keep the crown?

A normal filling doesn't go that deep and doesn't interfere with the nerve of the tooth.
A root canal involves drilling deeper and removing all of the nerve of the tooth. The tooth will die and you will feel no more pain from it again. This will enable you to keep your crown - assuming the procedure is successful, as there is a very small percentage that fail.
There is quite a bit of drilling involved, but it's painless as the area will be numbed .... it's just a bit uncomfortable with all the drilling - but if you want to keep the tooth/crown, it's worth it in my opinion.

I have had it but I can’t remember much about it so mustn’t have been painful or traumatic. Never had any problem with that tooth since, and I agree with the others who say that keeping the tooth is the best option.

The problem with root canal treatment - I’ve had it with three different dentists - is partly that it’s not guaranteed to work for one thing. So you can end up spending a lot of time and money for nothing.
Pain-wise the issue can often be that the anaesthetic simply can’t get to all the bits the dentist is working on, which can mean the occasional nasty jolt.
If there isn’t a cosmetic issue then I’d say you’d be better off with extraction. Depending on the prognosis.

I'd keep the tooth, but bear in mnid that root canals and crowns don't necessarily last forever.. Some of mine have lasted 20 years before I've had to have the tooth extracted. Still better to have a tooth for 20 years than no tooth for 20 years

if it is at the back - get removed. I had root canals then crowns and what happened the tooth underneath the crown became weak with losing the nerve and then were 2 and so fell out - now I have implants. Had to get them as they were my four front teeth